2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$10,300 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$1,081,100
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$5,645,400
Entries
582
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Sinclair Steals One

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

There were about 38,000 chips already in the middle and the board read {4-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Spades}{Q-Spades} when we got to the table. Jack Sinclair checked from early position and his lone opponent checked behind from the hijack.

The {4-Clubs} fell on the river and Sinclair shoved, putting his opponent to a decision for his approximately 50,000-chip stack. He folded and Sinclair showed {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} with a grin as he took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
185,100 -3,400

Tags: Jack Sinclair

The Fire and the Furey

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Action folded around where Maksim Kriuchkov shoved all in for 60,100 from middle position. On the button, Charles Furey dropped into the tank. He thought for nearly a minute before putting in the chips to call. Everyone else folded so the two went to a showdown.

Furey: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Kriuchkov: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} which kept Furey in the lead the whole way and allowed him to take down the decent sized pot to push over 300,000 chips. Kriuchov however was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
320,000 100,000
Maksim Kriuchkov ru
Maksim Kriuchkov
Busted

Tags: Charles FureyMaksim Kriuchkov

Gimbel Calls Simao's Bluff

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Harrison Gimbel
Harrison Gimbel

Action folded around to Joao Simao on the button and he raised to 5,100. Harrison Gimbel called from the big blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Gimbel checked. Simao bet 3,600 and Gimbel called.

The turn brought the {10-Hearts} and both players checked.

The {A-Hearts} fell on the river and Gimbel checked. Simao bet 7,200, Gimbel called, and Simao shook his head as he flashed {J-}{8-} with no heart. Gimbel showed {K-Spades}{2-Clubs} and took the pot with flopped trip deuces.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
WSOP 2X Winner
162,700 11,500
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
145,000 -27,000

Tags: Harrison GimbelJoao Simao

Mateos Wins a Heavyweight Bout

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

A couple of the high stakes tournament regulars, Adrian Mateos and Koray Aldemir, have been sitting across from each other at the same table since the start of Day 2. Eventually, they were going to get involved in a pot together and they waited until the last level of the night.

Mateos opened to 5,200 from early position and Aldemir called on the button. The dealer spread the flop of {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Mateos led out for 7,500. Aldemir stuck around to see the {10-Clubs} fall on the turn.

Mateos fired out another bet of 19,200 and Aldemir still called. The {8-Clubs} on the river completed the board and Mateos cautiously checked. Aldemir quickly checked behind and Mateos turned over {a-Spades}{k-Spades}. Aldemir slid his cards to the muck and the pot was sent to Mateos.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
323,000 -15,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
183,800 33,300

Tags: Adrian MateosKoray Aldemir

Jake Cody: Getting Coolered with a Massive Stack and Jason Mercier's Retirement from PokerStars

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

PokerStars pro poker player Jake Cody comes into Day 2 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2018 with a huge chip lead. Will he bully the table and be super aggressive? Or will he be more cautious and hold on to his valuable chips. Being a big stack in a poker tournament isn't necessarily easy. He also talks about the departure of fellow PokerStars pros Vanessa Selbst and Jason Mercier.

Tags: EnglishJake CodyPCA 2018PokerPokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2018PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main EventJason MercierVanessa Selbst

"KingLun" is No More

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

A player opened from early position with a raise to 4,200. Alan Lau was in the cutoff seat and he decided to raise, making it 14,700. Action folded around to the small blind where Patryk Poterek put in a four bet to 102,400, enough to put either of his opponents all in. The original raiser folded, but Lau dropped into the tank. He though for nearly a minute before calling of right around 60,000 chips.

Lau: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Poterek: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The flop was crushing for Lau when it fell {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} which left Lau in a big hole looking to catch up. The tur nwas the {4-Diamonds} though and the river ws the {A-Hearts} brining him now help. Poterek won the flip allowing him to take down the pot and Lau hits the rail and will have to wait for another opportunity to find sucess here at the PCA.

Player Chips Progress
Patryk Poterek pl
Patryk Poterek
270,000 162,000
Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
Busted

Tags: Alan Lau

Margets Wins Without Showdown

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

There were about 17,000 chips in the pot and the board read {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} when we got to the table. Leo Margets was in the big blind and had committed 11,400 on the river. The player in the small blind was contemplating his decision, but after some time in the tank, he ultimately folded.

As Margets took the pot, another player who had briefly stepped away returned to the table and asked the small blind if he'd called. When he shook his head, the third player commented, "I was going to call with ace high."

Player Chips Progress
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
85,500 17,800

Tags: Leo Margets

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Some Recent Eliminations

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Eliminations in the last level included PokerStars Team Pro Andre Akkari.

Player Chips Progress
Leandro Dolera ar
Leandro Dolera
Busted
Christopher Day gb
Christopher Day
Busted
Bryan Emory us
Bryan Emory
Busted
Rex Alarcon ca
Rex Alarcon
Busted
Maduka Meragal ca
Maduka Meragal
Busted
Hristo Mitev Mitev bg
Hristo Mitev Mitev
Busted
Florin Ionut Ilies ro
Florin Ionut Ilies
Busted
Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Christopher Lockhart ca
Christopher Lockhart
Busted
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
Busted
Mei Siu us
Mei Siu
Busted
Michael Dietrich ca
Michael Dietrich
Busted
Guilhereme Lima ar
Guilhereme Lima
Busted
Matheus Schell Almeida br
Matheus Schell Almeida
Busted
Timur Toktabayev kz
Timur Toktabayev
Busted
Andrew Ryan us
Andrew Ryan
Busted